Song at Midnight

Song at Midnight (1937)

夜半歌声

In this Chinese version of "The Phantom of the Opera," the mysterious Song Danping terrorizes the newly rebuilt opera house and its young star.

Date of release
1937-02-01
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (30)
Runtime
1h 53m
Genres
Horror, Drama, Music, Romance
Director
Weibang Ma-Xu

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The Phantom of the Opera

Song at Midnight is a 1937 Chinese film directed by Ma-Xu Weibang, a director best known for his work in the horror genre. Often referred to as the first Chinese horror film, or as the first horror-musical, Song at Midnight draws influence from the 1923 film The Hunchback of Notre Dame, as well as the 1910 novel The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux and its 1925 film adaptation of the same name.

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